Video

International Inequality Explained

2 1/2 miles. It’s not very long. Only slightly longer than the National Mall in Washington. Not even 2/3 of the length of the Las Vegas Strip.

But also … it can be the distance between two different worlds. In fact, 2 1/2 miles is the distance between Australia and Papua New Guinea at their nearest point, in the Torres Strait.

In Papua New Guinea, the national wealth averages out to about $3,500 per person per year. In Australia, it averages out to around $65,000 per person per year. Two-and-a-half miles apart … and nearly 20 times wealthier. How does this kind of thing happen? Actually, we know the answer. Because it turns out that the secret to how nations get wealthy … isn’t really a secret at all.

read more
Goodman at Cato

Goodman at Cato

Recently, Dr. John Goodman spoke to a forum at Cato Institute about his newest book, A Better Choice: Healthcare Solutions for America, and alternatives to Obamacare.

read more
Kotlikoff Debates Piketty: Do We Need A Wealth Tax?

Kotlikoff Debates Piketty: Do We Need A Wealth Tax?

Thomas Piketty’s best-selling book Capital in the 21st Century took the spotlight in the field of economics of 2014. A number of scholars even claim that the 21st century economics is divided into two eras: pre-Piketty and post- Piketty economics. Thomas Piketty is visiting Seoul for the first time this year in order to speak about his book Capital in the 21st Century and he will also hold a group discussion with other global scholars from around the world on his book.

read more

What’s The Alternative to ObamaCare?

John Goodman describes how the Affordable Care Act has omitted some basic market-based concepts that would benefit all consumers. In this video, he highlights what is wrong with ObamaCare, and offers his bold ideas on sensible healthcare reform.

read more

John C. Goodman Testifies in Congressional Hearing

John Goodman testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee regarding risk corridors—the ObamaCare program that provides a bailout for insurance companies when premiums don’t cover costs. Dr. Goodman says insurers will run away from the sick and...

read more

“I, Pencil”

“I am a lead pencil—the ordinary wooden pencil familiar to all boys and girls and adults who can read and write…. Yet, not a single person on the face of this earth knows how to make me..."  Leonard Reed “I, Pencil”, a link to Leonard Reed's Article

read more

The Greatest Story No One Knows About

“Modern humans first appeared about one hundred thousand years ago. For the next 99,800 years or so, pretty much everyone lived above the subsistence level-on the modern U.S. equivalent of $400 to $600 a year….. Then, in the late eighteenth century-just a couple of...

read more